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Sophie Turner reveals emotional goodbye to Game of Thrones and Sansa Stark

Filming for the last season of Game of Thrones has finally wrapped and series regular Sophie Turner has revealed the cast shared an emotional goodbye.

Although we won’t get to see the finished product for another year, filming wrapped on the final series last week.

Speaking to Digital Spy, Turner described saying goodbye to Sansa as “like a divorce, or a death in the family”.

“I think the divorce from the character is the hardest thing for me, because my adolescence has just been ‘Sophie and Sansa’. Sometimes, you get both worlds mixed up. So leaving Sansa behind is like leaving a big part of my growing up behind.”

The goodbye proved even more emotional when all the Game of Thrones cast members received individualised gifts to celebrate their time on the show.

Sophie revealed: “When I wrapped in Belfast with the crew that we worked with so often, it was in the Winterfell courtyard.

“I wasn’t even shooting there, but the director, David Nutter, called me into the courtyard, because he knew it was my last day on set. He said to the whole crew, ‘Sansa Stark is leaving Winterfell for the last time.’

“As you can imagine, I bawled my eyes out.

“Then David and Dan presented each actor with their favourite scene of their character in a storyboard, with a little note on the back. That set me off as well. As soon as they brought that out… And the documentary crew saw me. It was just a nightmare, to be honest – I was just bawling.”

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Game of Thrones’ Sophie Turner teases ‘more death than all the years before’ in season 8

Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner has promised season eight will be the bloodiest yet.

Speaking to Gold Derby, the Sansa Stark actor revealed the final season will feature “more death” and will be “more emotionally torturous” than ever before.

“I can tell you that there’s definitely a coming together of people,” she teased. “Everyone is coming together to fight the impending doom. There’s a lot of tension between these little groups, battling for what they think is right.

“It’s Game of Thrones, so it’s going to be bloodier and more death and more emotionally torturous than all the years before!”

“It’s not like a fairytale happy ending by any means at all and I think it’s a really wonderful final season,” she told Watchers on the Wall. “I’m really excited for people to get to see it.”

The star continued to recall the first time she read the season eight script. She said: “I knew to expect the unexpected. Anything that felt too obvious to me I knew was not going to be what [happened].

“So there were certain things where I was like, ‘Well it can’t be that but I don’t know what it is going to be.'”

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Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau teases Jaime’s season 8 conclusion

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has teased his last scenes as Jaime Lannister on Game of Thrones.

The ending of season seven saw big changes for the character, as he separated from conniving twin sister and lover Cersei for good.

Now, in the final season, Jaime Lannister is out on his own – for the first time.

“Can we redefine ourselves?” Coster-Waldau asked Vanity Fair, “Most people have moments in their life where you go, ‘Can I really, fundamentally change?’ . . . The core of him has always been Cersei…

“When that’s taken away, what are you then? What’s left? Is there anything left? When he leaves, obviously he has no idea. He doesn’t know the answer to that question.”

The final season, however, gives Jaime little time for a voyage of self-discovery. White Walkers have pushed past the Wall and are invading Westeros, while Cersei refuses to send soldiers to help. Queen Daenerys Targaryen has offered her help (and a little something else) to Jon Snow’s cause – but will it be enough to save Westeros?

According to Coster-Waldau, the ending of the series won’t be disappointing.

“The boys have done an amazing job with ending Game of Thrones,” he says.

“It’s definitely been the toughest season—by far—that we’ve shot, ever. But it’s also been the most fulfilling.”

“It’s been a trip @gameofthrones thank you for the life I never dreamed I’d be able to live and the family I’ll never stop missing #💔#lastseasonitis”

…Hold on while we just fight back the tears.

The GoT cast were also clearly moved by Clarke’s emotional post, and rushed to send their co-star comments of love and praise. Lena Headey, who plays Cersei Lannister, wrote: “Sweet words. Love you and HOLY balls. #itistheend”. Samwell Tarly actor, John Bradley-West, added: “It’s been the best. Ever. And you’ve been incredible.”

Jason Momoa, who played Khal Drogo in season one, simply wrote: “Love u. Proud of you.”

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Game of Thrones star reveals the show will not get a “fairytale happy ending”

Game of Thrones actress Hannah Murray has warned fans shouldn’t expect a “fairytale happy ending” to the show.

If you were hoping the GoT finale will be all rainbows and butterflies then you might be a tad disappointed by what you’re about to read, as Gilly actress Hannah Murray has revealed the show’s ending will be far from idealistic.

“It’s not like a fairytale happy ending by any means at all and I think it’s a really wonderful final season,” she told Watchers on the Wall. “I’m really excited for people to get to see it.”

The star continued to recall the first time she read the season eight script. She said: “I knew to expect the unexpected. Anything that felt too obvious to me I knew was not going to be what [happened].

“So there were certain things where I was like, ‘Well it can’t be that but I don’t know what it is going to be.'”

Murray recently addressed rumours that the show was filming multiple endings to avoid the real spoilers leaking.

“I don’t – I was not under the impression that there were multiple endings, but I could be wrong and I could be being fooled and I could have [a] completely incorrect idea of how this season ends,” she said.

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Maisie Williams talks ‘shallow’ entertainment industry and being denied roles due to looks

Actor Maisie Williams has predicted that only certain roles will be available to her after Game of Thrones because of her appearance.

With the filming for the final ever season of Game of Thrones underway, the cast will all be looking toward their future outside of the hit franchise.

However, Ayra Stark actor Maisie Williams has already accepted her options may be limited.

Talking to The Irish Times, the 20-year-old star was doubtful she’d be cast in any roles that are sexualised due to the shallow nature of the industry.

She explained: “It’s only now I’m starting to realise the characters that are available to me because of the way I look and the characters that aren’t available to me.

“It’s a very shallow industry. And I don’t look like someone who is cast in roles that are, well, sexualised.”

Maisie continued: “Don’t get me wrong. I’m completely in awe of Hollywood’s leading ladies. I love looking at those totally jaw-droppingly beautiful women.

“But I think it’s sad that you only get to see one type of beautiful on screen.”

Previously, Maisie admitted she feels nervous about Game of Thrones coming to an end. Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine last week, the actor spoke about how she is “excited” to shape her career and “do things that I want to do”.

However, Maisie confessed the show has been her “safety blanket” for many years, and so approaching the end of the series has definitely been “nerve-racking”.

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Peter Dinklage is glad Game of Thrones is ending before it ‘jumps the shark’

Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage has said it is “the perfect timing to end” the show.

The actor, who plays Tyrion Lannister on the HBO series, has shared his thoughts on the upcoming and final season.

Speaking to Variety, Dinklage said: “This is the final season, so it’s pretty long, it’s a long one.

“We’re really taking our time with this one. It’s bittersweet.”

The actor continued: “It’s time to move on with everything, so it’s the sad part of our business, we get pockets of great people for short amounts of time and then you have to move on and it’s always heartbreaking, especially when you’ve spent more than a couple months with people.

“But yeah, it’s time. Storywise, not just for all of our lives. I think if they went any further … it’s the perfect timing to end it.

“Sometimes shows stay on a little too long. The jumping the shark thing.”

The GoT cast are currently halfway through filming season eight, which will premiere in 2019.